28
28
tv
eye 28
favorite 0
quote 0
defy obama's plans to pull out troops for afghanistan calendar a time to get home from opponents who say it's too much of a military risk as ton of attacks continue. international news life for this is also you with me thanks for joining us russian nato have failed to reach agreement on the european missile defense plans as the alliance continues to reject russia's concerns nato says there should be too dependent systems that exchange information well schools say was a joint system and legal guarantees that the alliance is proposed missile defense shield won't be directed against russia. from the russian black sea city of sochi where the talks have ended. russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov described talks on a missile defense shield in europe as long and not going as smoothly as it was expected while speaking at a separate press conference secretary general of nato rasmussen has said that nato never promised that those stocks will simply happen overnight luvox explains that the reason why a sectoral anti-missile defense shield with participation of russia is impossible is becaus
defy obama's plans to pull out troops for afghanistan calendar a time to get home from opponents who say it's too much of a military risk as ton of attacks continue. international news life for this is also you with me thanks for joining us russian nato have failed to reach agreement on the european missile defense plans as the alliance continues to reject russia's concerns nato says there should be too dependent systems that exchange information well schools say was a joint system and legal...
15
15
tv
eye 15
favorite 0
quote 0
led coalition is losing ground in afghanistan while the number of casualties continues to rise. they can't win by staying in fact their presence is becoming the main catalyst for the armed insurgency not only the taliban but maybe one hundred forty armed groups and they can't leave either because if they leave there will be a perception that the u.s. and nato were defeated by an armed insurgency but this dilemma must be solved some way so ultimately the united states cannot prevail the assassination of karzai as brother and his inner circle shows that the edifice of the karzai regime necessary at least to get afghan face to the nato occupation that itself is now crumbling and attacks these assassination attempts are designed to create panic and i think in all likelihood they are creating panic within the very heart the foundation of the karzai government the u.s. is losing ground steadily at spending one hundred twenty billion dollars a year that's an increasing amount from the treasury that's already drained based on huge budget deficits here the number of casualties on the afg
led coalition is losing ground in afghanistan while the number of casualties continues to rise. they can't win by staying in fact their presence is becoming the main catalyst for the armed insurgency not only the taliban but maybe one hundred forty armed groups and they can't leave either because if they leave there will be a perception that the u.s. and nato were defeated by an armed insurgency but this dilemma must be solved some way so ultimately the united states cannot prevail the...
20
20
tv
eye 20
favorite 0
quote 0
i think that it will just convince more people in afghanistan that the war isn't helping them really is that true the killing and injuring more and more people that there isn't working isn't going to work when you have a war where the rules of growing the will be all sorts of people who are victims of this and children are obviously one of the worst of the casualties the only solution to this is the war isn't working it has there is absolutely no justification for the nato forces to be there and that they should withdraw the troops this is now coming up to the tenth anniversary of the war and there is absolutely no question that this war is not getting better it is getting worse it is almost certain that whatever certain will eventually come. in afghanistan it will involve the taliban in some capacity nearly everybody now recognizes this so what is the point of continuing this for the point of continuing this war is because the americans and the british and their allies kamelot admit defeat in the second country after what happened in iraq with others why they're there they in order
i think that it will just convince more people in afghanistan that the war isn't helping them really is that true the killing and injuring more and more people that there isn't working isn't going to work when you have a war where the rules of growing the will be all sorts of people who are victims of this and children are obviously one of the worst of the casualties the only solution to this is the war isn't working it has there is absolutely no justification for the nato forces to be there...
21
21
tv
eye 21
favorite 0
quote 0
if we just stop fighting and that it will turn them into sort of an afghanistan local law lawless land. like a nice place for all those clowns and rend and groupings and then and then and. all that try to tribal leaders go come into power but if we want to to establish a sustainable peace in the country it's a long and costly for do you think that the europeans will be ready to to go for it in times of crisis economic difficulties i don't think the west has the political will or the attention span to see that out i think the west is losing as attention span shorter and shorter it gets focused on under massive political consolidation look at what's going on within europe within the euro delaying the inevitable regard to greece and now to to new debt ceilings in italy look at the congressional battles in washington as you can see that the attention span just snaps so i don't think. that a lasting peace will be stabilized and imposed by the european union by need or by the u.s. . and the other thing. if. people within nato if they will decide to go for peace too to work for or for for a t
if we just stop fighting and that it will turn them into sort of an afghanistan local law lawless land. like a nice place for all those clowns and rend and groupings and then and then and. all that try to tribal leaders go come into power but if we want to to establish a sustainable peace in the country it's a long and costly for do you think that the europeans will be ready to to go for it in times of crisis economic difficulties i don't think the west has the political will or the attention...
28
28
tv
eye 28
favorite 0
quote 0
the record bombers recently announced afghanistan drawdown plan is being slammed by republicans they say withdrawing thirty three thousand troops by the end of next summer is too much of a minute for a risk but artie's lawrence that finds out that the talk of change may just be a symbolic gesture as there is no end in sight to the u.s. presence in the country. the aftermath of a taliban attack in kabul. a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners earlier this year taliban gunmen wearing suicide vests storm a guest house used by u.n. staffers. last year another attack on hotels this is where your. examples are strewn through the near decade war until year after mao-b. had any pay down here in the south only now americans heard this declaration before news of the black were starting this drawdown from position of strength about u.s. plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that's left a different mark democracy never come by a clinician the moccasin by military invasion democracy never comes by cluster
the record bombers recently announced afghanistan drawdown plan is being slammed by republicans they say withdrawing thirty three thousand troops by the end of next summer is too much of a minute for a risk but artie's lawrence that finds out that the talk of change may just be a symbolic gesture as there is no end in sight to the u.s. presence in the country. the aftermath of a taliban attack in kabul. a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners earlier this year taliban gunmen wearing suicide...
44
44
tv
eye 44
favorite 0
quote 0
a suicide attack on a government compound in southern afghanistan has left at least nineteen dead and over thirty five injured it follows a string of attacks and the killing of president karzai brother and it comes as the u.s. withdraws its forces from the cia intelligence officer michael should say that the violence in afghanistan will only escalate. and we're watching the charade unfold here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan put national police force are never going to be able to control the contrary not just because there have been trained sufficiently but also because they're divided tribal we when we are gone when they go leaves the old go back to their tribes and they'll fight each other again and so the whole the whole house of cards will come down after the united states and its allies complete their their withdrawal withdraw in defeat really ultimately what we have the after ten years of effort in afghanistan is a body count with that's all we don't have any measure of progress against the enemy the kind of hard story the hard fact is that we ran fair with one mission
a suicide attack on a government compound in southern afghanistan has left at least nineteen dead and over thirty five injured it follows a string of attacks and the killing of president karzai brother and it comes as the u.s. withdraws its forces from the cia intelligence officer michael should say that the violence in afghanistan will only escalate. and we're watching the charade unfold here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan put national police force are never going to be able to...
14
14
tv
eye 14
favorite 0
quote 0
a member of the rethink afghanistan movement. the taliban has grown as a result of continued u.s. presence in southern afghanistan so by us leaving you're going to see the taliban basically not want to find as much because they're basically fighting it's afghans you're going to see an afghan peace process take place because afghans generally speaking don't want to fight with each other they just simply want to live in coexist for the most part but i think that generally speaking the afghans are better off. governing themselves without united states because she course has provided security for them because as we've seen we unintentionally killed a lot of people so if afghans are killing afghan doubt it's better off. nato. and i think we would be foolish to sit here and think that the us is leaving we're not leaving there will be a minute u.s. involvement in nato involvement for a long time. look at some other international headlines the u.s. has announced it will send humanitarian aid to famine hit somalia regions controlled by al qaeda affiliated terrorists groups if assured that
a member of the rethink afghanistan movement. the taliban has grown as a result of continued u.s. presence in southern afghanistan so by us leaving you're going to see the taliban basically not want to find as much because they're basically fighting it's afghans you're going to see an afghan peace process take place because afghans generally speaking don't want to fight with each other they just simply want to live in coexist for the most part but i think that generally speaking the afghans are...
21
21
tv
eye 21
favorite 0
quote 0
participating in the libyan and afghanistan war efforts as part of nato and just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arrested throughout western europe in connection with with planned bombings police have told people to stay out of the city center to avoid using mobile phones the exits to the borders of norway which shows to me till lately the last of those laws and roads leading into and trains leading into the capital rules so hold to it now we've we've heard that soldiers are on the streets with machine guns police also and it's being called the worst attack since world war two perhaps the worst shooting spree in history. donna bush reporting for us right there meantime the norwegian prime minister said more democracy and openness is the answer to the violence but help us from the norwegian institute of international affairs believes it's the country's policies of multiculturalism that turn at the gunman against his own people behind an increasingly. intense sun's heat did the bait the bolt immigration. immigration is doing to no beach culture to culture alyssum is rea
participating in the libyan and afghanistan war efforts as part of nato and just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arrested throughout western europe in connection with with planned bombings police have told people to stay out of the city center to avoid using mobile phones the exits to the borders of norway which shows to me till lately the last of those laws and roads leading into and trains leading into the capital rules so hold to it now we've we've heard that soldiers are...
17
17
tv
eye 17
favorite 0
quote 0
the ledge massacre the company is now set to take an even bigger role in afghanistan as the u.s. withdraws its combat troops and his art his gun and reports there's concern washington could keep covering for its hired killers. this iraqi man son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain felt something ground between my feet on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot by trigger happy us professional killers they shot like they were trying to kill everyone they can see no one at blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished for the massacre two other private american security companies were contracted to carry out interrogations at the notorious abu ghraib prison in iraq a name synonymous now with her if acumen rights violations including torture rape and murder the u.s. supreme court recently threw out a lawsuit alleging abuse of prisoners by the contractors. in afghanistan it's reported that human rights violations and it would killings are committed by security firms on a.
the ledge massacre the company is now set to take an even bigger role in afghanistan as the u.s. withdraws its combat troops and his art his gun and reports there's concern washington could keep covering for its hired killers. this iraqi man son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain felt something ground between my feet on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot by trigger happy us professional killers they shot...
23
23
tv
eye 23
favorite 0
quote 0
now a suicide attack on a government compound in southern afghanistan has left at least nineteen dead and over thirty five injured while it follows a string of attacks of the killing of president karzai. comes as the u.s. withdraws its forces let's discuss this in more detail i with michael hsu former cia intelligence officer and a historian in washington d.c. many thoughts have been with us here at aussie now we've seen a string of deadly attacks in afghanistan as the u.s. news troops out of the country almost call forces there really going to be able to take over security. no there if this is it we're watching a charade unfold here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan put national police force are never going to be able to control the country not just because there have been trained sufficiently but also because they're divided tribal we when we are gone when nato leaves they'll go back to their tribes and they'll fight each other again so the whole the whole house of cards will come down after the united states and its allies complete their their withdrawal but withdraw in def
now a suicide attack on a government compound in southern afghanistan has left at least nineteen dead and over thirty five injured while it follows a string of attacks of the killing of president karzai. comes as the u.s. withdraws its forces let's discuss this in more detail i with michael hsu former cia intelligence officer and a historian in washington d.c. many thoughts have been with us here at aussie now we've seen a string of deadly attacks in afghanistan as the u.s. news troops out of...
29
29
tv
eye 29
favorite 0
quote 0
policy or the lack of faith or regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a close a look at how the nato aerial bombing in libya is related to american try vies in afghanistan and pakistan on the technical basis yes of a nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both the united states and nato operation but technicalities aside it is not just a tune and a half wars for the united states in reality if not on the ground at least in the air over a lead the bombing is one hundred percent a nato operation the timing of nato operation against libya demonstrated not on the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan and afghan leadership it is also indicative of a huge credibility gap between the genuine united states of america and its year of paean nato partners. he with its he now the u.s. has moved a step closer to defaulting on its debts the latest round of talks to raise the country's debt ceiling collapsed when a republican opposition leader stormed out of nego
policy or the lack of faith or regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a close a look at how the nato aerial bombing in libya is related to american try vies in afghanistan and pakistan on the technical basis yes of a nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both the united states and nato operation but technicalities aside it is not just a tune and a half wars for the...
23
23
tv
eye 23
favorite 0
quote 0
that the violence in afghanistan will only escalate. we're watching a charade here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan national police force are never going to be able to control the country not just because there have been trained sufficiently but also because they're divided tribal we when we are gone when they go leaves they'll go back to their tribes and they'll fight each other again so the whole the whole house of cards will come down after the united states and its allies complete their withdrawal withdraw in defeat really ultimately what we have the after ten years of effort in afghanistan is a body count that that's all we don't have any measure of progress against the enemy the kind of hard story the hard fact is that we went there with one mission which was to destroy the taliban and to destroy al qaeda and quite frankly we haven't killed enough of the enemy and their supporters to make any difference we instead tried to build a western democracy in a country that's conservatively islamic and deeply islamic and so we've
that the violence in afghanistan will only escalate. we're watching a charade here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan national police force are never going to be able to control the country not just because there have been trained sufficiently but also because they're divided tribal we when we are gone when they go leaves they'll go back to their tribes and they'll fight each other again so the whole the whole house of cards will come down after the united states and its allies complete...
20
20
tv
eye 20
favorite 0
quote 0
policy or the lack of faith regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in leave you take a closer look how the nato aerial bombing in libya is related to american tries in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both the united states and major operation but technicalities it is not just a two and a half wars for the united states in reality if not on the ground at least in the air over alleviate the bombing is one hundred percent nato operation off nato operation against libya demonstrated not only of the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan and afghan leadership it is also indicative of a huge credibility gap between the genuine united states of america and its european nato partners. well you can always follow your. blog and of course many others on our website are among the stories you'll find out today featuring george and the photographers convicted of spying for russia all released colleagues convinced that conf
policy or the lack of faith regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in leave you take a closer look how the nato aerial bombing in libya is related to american tries in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both the united states and major operation but technicalities it is not just a two and a half wars for the united states in...
17
17
tv
eye 17
favorite 0
quote 0
plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan next month but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that selected different mark democracy never come by a question democracy never come by military invasion democracy never comes by cluster bomb by white phosphorus by muscle car by bumping our wedding parties and didn't washington talk of winding down war in one country does not wind down talk of tackling the global terrorist threat as the focus seems to shift to neighbors should be refocusing resources on pakistan yemen somalia parts of north africa and other locations i've always believed pakistan is more central to what happens in afghanistan a change in the guard at the department of defense with robert gates retiring and former cia chief leon panetta getting sworn in signals this change of course to critics i see no difference between between him and robert gates and for afghanistan we now hear a presidential pledge to pull thirty three thousand troops out by september two thousand and twelve fully we're covering the surge i announced at we
plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan next month but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that selected different mark democracy never come by a question democracy never come by military invasion democracy never comes by cluster bomb by white phosphorus by muscle car by bumping our wedding parties and didn't washington talk of winding down war in one country does not wind down talk of tackling the global terrorist threat as the focus seems to...
29
29
tv
eye 29
favorite 0
quote 0
petraeus for example going to treat operation in afghanistan says the number of clashes there increases year after year and in fact the number of those clashes over the past ten years has increased more than a hundred times it was a with heavy assigned tasks been achieved but we see that the security in afghanistan has only gotten worse it's said that drug production cannot be forced because of the damage of the security situation so it's a kind of closed circle your. scandal surrounding rupert murdoch's media empire has gone international after u.s. senators called for their own program to the news corp company if follows allegations that someone murdered newspapers at hamworth drive your policemen for access to the call records of nine eleven victims in britain the outbreak to stir an explosive details of this the hacking from the world to the murder victims the things are said in return dad is editor of the day online news service things that you gain data to be misused and not just by tabloids. but i think that where this does become a question for national security is the idea that
petraeus for example going to treat operation in afghanistan says the number of clashes there increases year after year and in fact the number of those clashes over the past ten years has increased more than a hundred times it was a with heavy assigned tasks been achieved but we see that the security in afghanistan has only gotten worse it's said that drug production cannot be forced because of the damage of the security situation so it's a kind of closed circle your. scandal surrounding rupert...
17
17
tv
eye 17
favorite 0
quote 0
even though we are in two wars in afghanistan in and in libya so people are rather surprised shocked. those say that people are mostly on twitter feed certainly social networks so been. trying to not jump to conclusions too early i have to say though that lead is breaking news essentially that the police officer he was going to this can and has been should be juve. the politicians he is actually tall and blonde and that he has according to newspapers and norwegian works. so this is this is rather or might be more complicated than we think it's too early to tell. history lecturer from oxford university told me the involvement of nato military campaigns could be the reason behind the attack. the most likely explanation is that norway's involvement as a nato member in on actions flying nato from libya to afghanistan will have been the basis for some backlash and whether that by flash comes from a libyan group or more generally from an islamic group clue to his whole star who. is obviously at the scene and i have to say we should remember that back in oklahoma city mention ninety five one
even though we are in two wars in afghanistan in and in libya so people are rather surprised shocked. those say that people are mostly on twitter feed certainly social networks so been. trying to not jump to conclusions too early i have to say though that lead is breaking news essentially that the police officer he was going to this can and has been should be juve. the politicians he is actually tall and blonde and that he has according to newspapers and norwegian works. so this is this is...
19
19
tv
eye 19
favorite 0
quote 0
22
22
tv
eye 22
favorite 0
quote 0
many things have been with us here at aussie now we've seen a string of deadly attacks in afghanistan as the u.s. troops out of the country all local forces there really going to be able to take over secure. no there if this is it we're watching a charade unfold here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan put national police force are never going to be able to control the country not just because there have been trained sufficiently but also because they're divided tribally when we are gone when they go leaves they'll go back to their tribes and they'll fight each other again so the whole the whole house of cards will come down after the united states and its allies complete their their withdrawal withdrawal in defeat really you talk about a house of cards and even though america's number one and to me if you like and some of been knaves now dead's is the next time. well i think they're going after mullah omar the head of the taliban they're going after i mean i was always here e but just saying those things makes you realize i think that we're still approaching this is a law enfor
many things have been with us here at aussie now we've seen a string of deadly attacks in afghanistan as the u.s. troops out of the country all local forces there really going to be able to take over secure. no there if this is it we're watching a charade unfold here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan put national police force are never going to be able to control the country not just because there have been trained sufficiently but also because they're divided tribally when we are gone...
24
24
tv
eye 24
favorite 0
quote 0
policy or the legacy of the regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a closer look how the nato air we'll bombing in lead is related to american tribe vies in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya would be both the united states and nato operation but technicalities aside it is not just a two and a half wars for the united states in reality if not on the ground at least in the air over a levy if the bombing is one hundred percent a nato operation timing nato operation against libya demonstrated not on the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan and have been leadership it is also indicative of a huge credibility gap which be in genuine united states of america and its european nato partners. alexis crowe from the u.k. israel institute of international affairs thinks nero's interference in the libyan conflict won't help the situation here's a preview our interview show spotlight before program available on our web
policy or the legacy of the regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a closer look how the nato air we'll bombing in lead is related to american tribe vies in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya would be both the united states and nato operation but technicalities aside it is not just a two and a half wars for the united...
15
15
tv
eye 15
favorite 0
quote 0
presence in the southern afghanistan so by the u.s. leaving you're going to see the taliban basically not want to fight as much because their base to be fighting is afghans you're going to see an afghan peace process take place because afghans generally speaking don't want to silly fight with each other they just simply want to live in coexist for the most part now as the taliban comes into the peace process comes into the afghan government the taliban will begin to reconcile itself with the population and become more congenial simply because it has to if it wants to be. taken seriously by the population generally speaking the afghans are better off with governing themselves without the united states or the coalition forces providing security for them because as we've seen we have unintentionally killed a lot of people and i think that we would be foolish to sit here and think that the u.s. is leaving we're not leaving there will be permanent u.s. involvement in nato involvement for a long time. well elsewhere across the globe this hou
presence in the southern afghanistan so by the u.s. leaving you're going to see the taliban basically not want to fight as much because their base to be fighting is afghans you're going to see an afghan peace process take place because afghans generally speaking don't want to silly fight with each other they just simply want to live in coexist for the most part now as the taliban comes into the peace process comes into the afghan government the taliban will begin to reconcile itself with the...
26
26
tv
eye 26
favorite 0
quote 0
participating in the libyan and afghanistan war efforts as part of nato and just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arrested throughout western europe in connection with with planned bombings police has told people to stay out of the city center to avoid using mobile phones the exits to the borders of norway was shot to meet italy after the flaws turned roads leading into and trains leading into the capital we're also halted now we've heard that soldiers are on the streets with machine guns police also and it's being called the worst attack since world war two perhaps the worst shooting spree in history he's trying to push our reporting right i want to we spoke to. an advisor to the apartment for security and conflict management at the norwegian institute of international affairs he says the far right ideology thought to have driven the attacker is widespread in the region society. be higher than the increasingly. intense and heated debate about immigration. both immigration is doing to no beach culture multiculturalism is really not the way to go forward to marginalize
participating in the libyan and afghanistan war efforts as part of nato and just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arrested throughout western europe in connection with with planned bombings police has told people to stay out of the city center to avoid using mobile phones the exits to the borders of norway was shot to meet italy after the flaws turned roads leading into and trains leading into the capital we're also halted now we've heard that soldiers are on the streets with...
37
37
tv
eye 37
favorite 0
quote 0
a roadside bomb has ripped through a minibus in the south of afghanistan killing at least eleven members of one family the group that included two children were thought to be afghan refugees returning from pakistan through the volatile border area roadside bombs planted by taliban militants the frequently used against targets in the country meanwhile in a separate part of afghanistan a local council member was killed by to come on a motorbike. the majority moroccans approve the constitutional reforms put forward by king mohammad the cic the response to recent pro-democracy protests preliminary results show more than ninety eight percent supported the changes the reforms give more power to the private as to the king still remains the head of the military religious all the origins of the judiciary the concessions come after protests inspired by uprisings across the arab world. still ahead to come in the program agron slamming how way to the final. queen of the courts go wrong way into a second wimbledon final but maria shut up or. liberated for have promised on the beaches of the cowl of t
a roadside bomb has ripped through a minibus in the south of afghanistan killing at least eleven members of one family the group that included two children were thought to be afghan refugees returning from pakistan through the volatile border area roadside bombs planted by taliban militants the frequently used against targets in the country meanwhile in a separate part of afghanistan a local council member was killed by to come on a motorbike. the majority moroccans approve the constitutional...
14
14
tv
eye 14
favorite 0
quote 0
and we found out in iraq and afghanistan that basically the flat bottom halt separates when there's an explosion and people get sandwiched inside and die which is why we are fielding em wraps because democrats have a v. shaped hole and so the idea was well the end was not an actual procurement process it wasn't something that the army went on so we're going to design this from scratch and make it fit all our future needs that it was a deal that a vehicle that already existed the south africans had developed it for use in the angle and more and so we wouldn't just bought existing models and then put a bunch of them forward because we need to protect soldiers and sailors and marines lives in afghanistan and iraq there are a few interesting details if you talk about the enwrapped as well that also shows how incompetent and broken our entire system is i hear that basically of every allowed to write their own contract they tell the pentagon what to do so the contractor that handles that is a company called s.a.i.c. it's one of the large defense and intelligence contractors and they were sen
and we found out in iraq and afghanistan that basically the flat bottom halt separates when there's an explosion and people get sandwiched inside and die which is why we are fielding em wraps because democrats have a v. shaped hole and so the idea was well the end was not an actual procurement process it wasn't something that the army went on so we're going to design this from scratch and make it fit all our future needs that it was a deal that a vehicle that already existed the south africans...
25
25
tv
eye 25
favorite 0
quote 0
karzai brother in southern afghanistan was the total failure and defeat for f.b.i. and dea a in their odd hill battle to fight against corruption and drug trafficking in afghanistan at the end of the day they see a victory personified in karzai brother fortune and his sudden death symbolize the death of american policy illusions in afghanistan. if you want the best in life you've got to put the hours in something indians know all too well and they are reaping the benefits by working harder and longer than their western counterparts who joins the new delhi race. it's a busy city with busy people india is a rising economic locomotive so what's the driving force behind its success it could very well be that people like. both are co-directors of a small one import company called divine and is indians have developed a strong liking for french and spanish mintages young men are working overtime to fill their glasses you have to be very flexible with your working hours. engineers want to go to globalization and because of all you know you're interacting with so many people
karzai brother in southern afghanistan was the total failure and defeat for f.b.i. and dea a in their odd hill battle to fight against corruption and drug trafficking in afghanistan at the end of the day they see a victory personified in karzai brother fortune and his sudden death symbolize the death of american policy illusions in afghanistan. if you want the best in life you've got to put the hours in something indians know all too well and they are reaping the benefits by working harder and...
25
25
tv
eye 25
favorite 0
quote 0
plus nato begins withdrawing combat troops from afghanistan but are the local security forces ready to fan for themselves stay with us for a special report from the war zone. greece has seen a glimpse of hope after european leaders came up with a plan to fight its debt crisis after a long negotiations e.u. governments agreed on a range of measures designed to help the debt stricken country to avoid a default greece will receive a new bailout worth an estimated one hundred nine billion euros the move will see interest rates on greek debt lowered and the period in which it must repay its loans greece has been battling its death crisis for the past eighteen months and has seen violent protests from a disillusioned public some critics think the second cash handout will not be the miracle cure the greece needs to avoid the fold. but i think it's going to prolong the agony unfortunately a lot more money has been through an greek economy in the hope that that can stop the contagion but really a lot of it just looks like hype and i'm very very concerned that we haven't actually find a cure we'
plus nato begins withdrawing combat troops from afghanistan but are the local security forces ready to fan for themselves stay with us for a special report from the war zone. greece has seen a glimpse of hope after european leaders came up with a plan to fight its debt crisis after a long negotiations e.u. governments agreed on a range of measures designed to help the debt stricken country to avoid a default greece will receive a new bailout worth an estimated one hundred nine billion euros the...
16
16
tv
eye 16
favorite 0
quote 0
talking about the impact the war is having on afghanistan's civilian population. and always intelligence service says there's no evidence that it's connected to far right extremists in norway or elsewhere thirty two year old who admits killing seventy six people last friday claims he was part of a wider mission was loyal insists he is insane and didn't know what he was doing. reports his immigration message is one that has chilling echoes across europe. and ethnic hatred that led to the slaughter of scores of innocent young people and does prevent the massacre to which he freely admits was a justified strike against the political left for supporting open borders and multiculturalism and even though the staunchest of hardliners condemned great pics horrific actions anti immigration sentiment is growing across europe other groups express their condolences and then are quick and separate themselves from also quick to lay blame left wing politicians which they. are responsible because they allowed immigration happen and effectively pushed the sky to the edge it's a cr
talking about the impact the war is having on afghanistan's civilian population. and always intelligence service says there's no evidence that it's connected to far right extremists in norway or elsewhere thirty two year old who admits killing seventy six people last friday claims he was part of a wider mission was loyal insists he is insane and didn't know what he was doing. reports his immigration message is one that has chilling echoes across europe. and ethnic hatred that led to the...
22
22
tv
eye 22
favorite 0
quote 0
forces to read deployment from afghanistan to pakistan the swamp land introduced couple of weeks ago could help the united states to avoid making the impression they just cut and run from afghanistan and on the other side it would need to gain their respects wide named in military hostilities for him again to stand to pakistan and be. in a few minutes on r.t. the green card immigrants who are now see. after living in american cities lottery there are now being told no entry to their new lives tell you why. one of the last world war two era war crimes suspect is due to learn his fate we ordered from hungary. the resignations keep coming in the british newspaper phone hacking scandal now that the u.k.'s most senior police officer has quit sir paul stephenson was facing a growing backlash over hiring a former news of the world executive as an advisor who was later questioned about illicit phone tapping the axe police commissioner also took a swipe at the prime minister saying his choice of adviser was a worst decision namely former attitude and he calls it a rapid developments rebecca b
forces to read deployment from afghanistan to pakistan the swamp land introduced couple of weeks ago could help the united states to avoid making the impression they just cut and run from afghanistan and on the other side it would need to gain their respects wide named in military hostilities for him again to stand to pakistan and be. in a few minutes on r.t. the green card immigrants who are now see. after living in american cities lottery there are now being told no entry to their new lives...
35
35
tv
eye 35
favorite 0
quote 0
a very simple easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can see really president spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply inefficient structures in our combat so but i think that americans should be outraged that we're not going to war instead or energy or energy in a smart way pakistan is turning up the heat on washington and there can still leave them in a tree a place drone strikes on the afghan border region have been launched from the site pakistan's been protesting against the attacks but he is quoting them of its sovereignty drone bowman's of killed schools and civilians one mistake on many occasions if you study political analyst ultimate crazy police the balance will continue until washington ends its war on terror. one of the main reasons for the for the continuation of violent activity on the pakistan of gonna stand border is the mess that the us military has created inside afghanistan over the past decade a mess there the way they have eliminated a large portion segment of the afghan population in terms of the
a very simple easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can see really president spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply inefficient structures in our combat so but i think that americans should be outraged that we're not going to war instead or energy or energy in a smart way pakistan is turning up the heat on washington and there can still leave them in a tree a place drone strikes on the afghan border region have been...
24
24
tv
eye 24
favorite 0
quote 0
trying to you know focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon no one and i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate they killed the person who had all the information we do know that there's a power vacuum throughout all of southern afghanistan he who holds kandahar holds that country because in the one nine hundred eighty s. when i worked as a route newspaper reporter in afghanistan there were negotiations between the mujahideen the united states the soviet union pakistan pakistan does not want to watch from the sidelines when pakistan says that there should be direct negotiations between the united states and the taliban what it is also saying is that pakistan wants to be at the table also because don't forget most of your viewers know this the leadership of the taliban is not enough gana stand like al-qaeda it is in pakistan it cannot operate there independently it has to have ins
trying to you know focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon no one and i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate they killed the person who had all the information we do know that there's a power vacuum throughout all of southern afghanistan he who holds kandahar holds that country because...
27
27
tv
eye 27
favorite 0
quote 0
trying to help focus on eastern afghanistan and feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon you know or the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information. ahmed wali karzai was often accused of lengths was the taliban in afghanistan's illegal drugs straight ahead of russia's federal drug control service victorian office as a decade of military failures of the coalition forces in the country are helping watch his full interview in just over an hour here in r.t. but here's a quick preview. this september will be the tenth anniversary of that interference it's longer than world war two the
trying to help focus on eastern afghanistan and feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon you know or the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a...
15
15
tv
eye 15
favorite 0
quote 0
troops should be withdrawing from afghanistan do you think that the killings approve if you live the military may actually be right to want to keep nato forces on the ground longer. well you could interpret it that way but i have a feeling looking at what normally happens when you know occupying forces leave is there is a new adjustment in who's in charge and so in some ways this is pretty predictable . the alternative as you might propose it would be well american forces could stay there if that's the case then and means we're going to remain there forever and ever because at some point we must leave we've actually created in part the power vacuum so we have certainly created and abetted the corruption that goes on in afghanistan certainly. you know since we've been there you know we paid people we have facilitated whether we intended to or not we facilitated the regrowth of the opium trade lots and lots of money there so you know we haven't done afghanistan any favors ok you mentioned the power vacuum you mentioned corruption there's talk about the political situation inside afghan
troops should be withdrawing from afghanistan do you think that the killings approve if you live the military may actually be right to want to keep nato forces on the ground longer. well you could interpret it that way but i have a feeling looking at what normally happens when you know occupying forces leave is there is a new adjustment in who's in charge and so in some ways this is pretty predictable . the alternative as you might propose it would be well american forces could stay there if...
30
30
tv
eye 30
favorite 0
quote 0
mido saying go ahead you say joe has a lot on each conscience to if we go back to kosovo and we got afghanistan ok jim go ahead does god you're saying i'm not an ass is understanding is saying because some people were shot in tripoli although this wasn't publicized i take his word for it some people were shot in tripoli in february some people were shot on that basis nato the mighty the sole power block in the world can then proceed to launch a war of eleven thousand missions including four and a half thousand strike missions because it declares the resolution pretext on that basis why he cannot nato intervened anywhere in a little you any time has any government should anybody go threats or kill people in but i was a threat to kill people in both houses it was imminent it was imminent people who were out of the western which i watched time and they were wasting too much time i know mark leaving the last word on margaret's last word of this program go ahead. first of all jim i'm sorry to tell you that you have absolutely no credibility in your argument whatsoever the whole entire world says thi
mido saying go ahead you say joe has a lot on each conscience to if we go back to kosovo and we got afghanistan ok jim go ahead does god you're saying i'm not an ass is understanding is saying because some people were shot in tripoli although this wasn't publicized i take his word for it some people were shot in tripoli in february some people were shot on that basis nato the mighty the sole power block in the world can then proceed to launch a war of eleven thousand missions including four and...
22
22
tv
eye 22
favorite 0
quote 0
strategy in afghanistan and the alyona show that's coming up next. are it's time for you said it i read it right take time to respond to my brilliant and engaging viewer comments on facebook twitter and you tube because when you've got something to say i do listen now first i want to respond to some positive feedback from a kind viewer on twitter doing walton tweeted the alone to show you are doing excellent work alone or the jeremy scahill interview last week was one of your best and i want to say thank you for the kind words i too really enjoyed the interview with jeremy last week and i think that it represents what our show aims to do at its best telling the stories that others can't or will not tell not surprisingly the cia scrambled to discredit scahill story throughout right through excuse me through outright denials and press releases and all of that was to be expected but that's why you're supposed to have the media to call them out when news organizations like a.b.c. they simply reprinted cia statements without an else of skepticism jeremy s
strategy in afghanistan and the alyona show that's coming up next. are it's time for you said it i read it right take time to respond to my brilliant and engaging viewer comments on facebook twitter and you tube because when you've got something to say i do listen now first i want to respond to some positive feedback from a kind viewer on twitter doing walton tweeted the alone to show you are doing excellent work alone or the jeremy scahill interview last week was one of your best and i want to...
28
28
tv
eye 28
favorite 0
quote 0
defiance means as anger in afghanistan grows. plus and no conviction but no apology either a former guantanamo inmate lifts the lid on the prison that ruined his life in our exclusive interview in about ten minutes time. but thousands of their regions gathered in the center of oslo one monday for a candlelit vigil for the victims of twin attacks that left seventy six dead people health hours and candles to commemorate those massacred in the shooting at an island youth camp as well as the bombing of government buildings the man who has admitted the atrocities as been charged with terrorism at a close court hearing in ask though that he will be held in isolation for four weeks others brevik pleaded not guilty saying he wanted to save europe and send a strong signal against immigration he also claimed there were two more cells in the organization he belongs to investigative journalist tony gosling says police may have already been aware of it. it was interesting the police said they never come across him before the norwegian police
defiance means as anger in afghanistan grows. plus and no conviction but no apology either a former guantanamo inmate lifts the lid on the prison that ruined his life in our exclusive interview in about ten minutes time. but thousands of their regions gathered in the center of oslo one monday for a candlelit vigil for the victims of twin attacks that left seventy six dead people health hours and candles to commemorate those massacred in the shooting at an island youth camp as well as the...
37
37
tv
eye 37
favorite 0
quote 0
falding in afghanistan let's talk live now to kind of speak as a retired u.s. air force returned colonel americans have big. u.s. troops are handing security over to afghan forces and i was just saying given this recent surge of taliban attacks targeting even senior officials how sensible do you think this decision is well it's sensible for the taliban to straight when you know when there is chaos and when the u.s. government is weak and it appears weak but. for the united states we can't stop it we caused a lot of this problem by. an invasion and occupation of afghanistan to begin with so we don't have credibility united states does not have credibility dear what it does seem to me though timing wise when you have betrayers general petraeus who was a commander in afghanistan now going directly as the head of the cia there is a possibility that we ourselves united states you know is a leading force or a force that stepping away the united states itself is picking a new side that possibility cannot be. investigated so i see you meant she time you mentioned timin
falding in afghanistan let's talk live now to kind of speak as a retired u.s. air force returned colonel americans have big. u.s. troops are handing security over to afghan forces and i was just saying given this recent surge of taliban attacks targeting even senior officials how sensible do you think this decision is well it's sensible for the taliban to straight when you know when there is chaos and when the u.s. government is weak and it appears weak but. for the united states we can't stop...
19
19
tv
eye 19
favorite 0
quote 0
a roadside bomb has ripped through many paths in the south of afghanistan killing at least eleven members of the family the group that included t. children thought to be afghan refugees returning from pakistan through the volatile border area roadside bombs planted by taliban militants and frequently used against targets in the country meanwhile in a separate part of afghanistan a local council member with kill her. to come with all the motorbike. twenty one workers are trapped in a mine in southwest china after a flood is there were twenty nine people on the ground when the incident happened but age of them managed to make it to safety a major rescue operation is still underway trying is coal mines the deadliest of the world thousands of miners killed every year. average or civil wrong consider uprooted new constitutional reforms put forward by king mohammad the sick the response to recent pro-democracy protests preliminary results show more than ninety eight percent supported the changes the reforms give more power to the prime minister but the king is still remains the head of the mili
a roadside bomb has ripped through many paths in the south of afghanistan killing at least eleven members of the family the group that included t. children thought to be afghan refugees returning from pakistan through the volatile border area roadside bombs planted by taliban militants and frequently used against targets in the country meanwhile in a separate part of afghanistan a local council member with kill her. to come with all the motorbike. twenty one workers are trapped in a mine in...
24
24
tv
eye 24
favorite 0
quote 0
activity on the pakistan are gonna stand border is the mess that the us military has created inside afghanistan over the past decade the mess there the way they have alienated a large portion segment of the afghan population in terms of the push to try to the way they have conducted the war on terror they are the way they're alienated a large pockets really of the country is a big reason for why we have a country nation of violence in afghanistan and how that violence is spilling over into pakistan and most pakistani commentators believe now that one of the ways short short cuts really to controlling violence and extremism on the pakistan afghanistan border is really to end the war on terror the way the u.s. military and the way the cia has been conducting this war over the past ten years one step forward is of course what president obama has declared but you still words we're going to see really actions on the ground and we'll get to see whether important agencies within the u.s. government like the central intelligence agency the cia would really cooperate. but a brief look now at some other
activity on the pakistan are gonna stand border is the mess that the us military has created inside afghanistan over the past decade the mess there the way they have alienated a large portion segment of the afghan population in terms of the push to try to the way they have conducted the war on terror they are the way they're alienated a large pockets really of the country is a big reason for why we have a country nation of violence in afghanistan and how that violence is spilling over into...
30
30
tv
eye 30
favorite 0
quote 0
in afghanistan it's reported that human rights violations and even killings are committed by security firms on a regular basis to an extent set to undermine call the show horses counterinsurgency efforts they'll start firing at anything that moves injure or kill innocent afghans and they'll destroy property we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by the contract is. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations working group on mercenaries to push for specific international measures to regulate their activities especially now as u.s. military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is set to grow dramatically you know as. so many military and security functions to these security companies they are not regulated in that they are not controlled and this is were we are extremely concerned that what we are calling is for relation to the national at the international level so that. companies are accountable but washington is reluctant to lead an international body regulate their activities saying
in afghanistan it's reported that human rights violations and even killings are committed by security firms on a regular basis to an extent set to undermine call the show horses counterinsurgency efforts they'll start firing at anything that moves injure or kill innocent afghans and they'll destroy property we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by the contract is. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations working group on...
27
27
tv
eye 27
favorite 0
quote 0
drawn out drawdown i despite the obama plan for a massive pullout from afghanistan next year experts claim america is stuck there for years to come paying for the conflict with blood and money. also we look at how our free range cattle might help secure heart disease a groundbreaking new russian procedure. well denies of the pro palestinian flotilla have vowed to defy a greek sailing ban and to push ahead with their humanitarian mission to gaza at all costs about and came after a number of ships were found to be damaged but activists condemning what they said was sabotage by israeli security forces the government or the greek government rather offered to deliver the supplies through israel but that proposal was rejected tel aviv in turn is sworn to prevent the civilian fleet from reaching gaza a similar mission just over a year ago ended with nine people dead after israeli commandos stormed the flotilla british campaigner david helping who's been involved in transporting relief supplies to gaza so i don't see how his own vessel was attacked once in the same way or that full interview
drawn out drawdown i despite the obama plan for a massive pullout from afghanistan next year experts claim america is stuck there for years to come paying for the conflict with blood and money. also we look at how our free range cattle might help secure heart disease a groundbreaking new russian procedure. well denies of the pro palestinian flotilla have vowed to defy a greek sailing ban and to push ahead with their humanitarian mission to gaza at all costs about and came after a number of...
14
14
tv
eye 14
favorite 0
quote 0
barack obama's recently announced afghanistan a drawdown. has been slammed by republicans they claim it's risky to pull out thirty three thousand troops by the end of next summer but as artie's laurent lister reports as talk of change intensifies over america's military plan in that country many still believe in nothing will change at all. the aftermath of a taliban attack in kabul. a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners earlier this year taliban gunmen wearing suicide vests storm a guest house used by u.n. staffers. last year another attack on hotels this is where every year. examples are strewn through the near decade war familiar aftermath we have any pay down here in the south only now americans heard this declaration before news of the blast we're starting this drawdown from a position of strength about u.s. plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that's left a different mark them all close enough to come by a completion democracy never come by mi
barack obama's recently announced afghanistan a drawdown. has been slammed by republicans they claim it's risky to pull out thirty three thousand troops by the end of next summer but as artie's laurent lister reports as talk of change intensifies over america's military plan in that country many still believe in nothing will change at all. the aftermath of a taliban attack in kabul. a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners earlier this year taliban gunmen wearing suicide vests storm a guest...
25
25
tv
eye 25
favorite 0
quote 0
ahmed wali karzai was often accused of lengths was the taliban in afghanistan's illegal drugs straight ahead of russia's federal drop control service before even oss as a decade of military failures of the coalition forces in the country are helping watch his full interview in just over an hour here in r t but here's a quick preview. of this september will see the tenth anniversary of that interference it's longer the world war two but the situation in afghanistan hasn't improved and it's become even worse and even senior officials like general petraeus for example going to treat operation in afghanistan who would says the number of clashes there increases year after year in fact the number of clashes over the past ten years has increased more than a hundred times but i would say we have the assigned tasks been achieved but we see that the security in afghanistan has only gotten worse and it's said that our drug production cannot be full because it damages the security situation so it's a kind of closed. the scandal surrounding river murdoch's media empire has gone international after
ahmed wali karzai was often accused of lengths was the taliban in afghanistan's illegal drugs straight ahead of russia's federal drop control service before even oss as a decade of military failures of the coalition forces in the country are helping watch his full interview in just over an hour here in r t but here's a quick preview. of this september will see the tenth anniversary of that interference it's longer the world war two but the situation in afghanistan hasn't improved and it's...
26
26
tv
eye 26
favorite 0
quote 0
as many as twenty people were killed in southwest afghanistan when a landmine exploded under a passenger bus the bus was traveling from kandahar to name rows a route also used by afghan police military and u.s. led coalition forces officials say women and children are among the victims the incident took place in the same area where two buses hit roadside bombs last year killing thirty people. a u.n. backed tribe you know has issued arrest warrants in the connection with of the murder of two thousand and five of lebanon's former prime minister rafik hariri officials say the war and name for senior members of hezbollah members of the ground group denounced the tribunals and have vowed action against it rafik hariri was killed along with twenty two others in february twenty thousand and five in central beirut when a bomb exploded as his car passed by. tens of thousands of students and teachers took to the streets of go to demand improvements to the country's education system the demonstrators carrying signs and banners were soon dispersed by water cannons and tear gas the rally comes after
as many as twenty people were killed in southwest afghanistan when a landmine exploded under a passenger bus the bus was traveling from kandahar to name rows a route also used by afghan police military and u.s. led coalition forces officials say women and children are among the victims the incident took place in the same area where two buses hit roadside bombs last year killing thirty people. a u.n. backed tribe you know has issued arrest warrants in the connection with of the murder of two...
31
31
tv
eye 31
favorite 0
quote 0
funded them back into the war in afghanistan i mean this this is the real question is not necessarily links to al qaeda old to. q.a.m. al qaeda and in some it's not grab but even to any other group flooding flooding. a civil war essentially or an area prone to civil war with weapons is not necessarily an inviolable promising you have no idea where those weapons wind up or who those people will be eventually the question of what happens to countries like a likely be after the war is over so if we just leave. if we just start fighting alerts it it will turn them into sort of an afghanistan local law lawless and. like a nice place for all those clowns in ren and groupings and and and. who. try to club a leader who's coming to power but if we want to to establish a sustainable peace in the country it's a long and costly for do you think that the europeans will be ready to go for it in times of crisis economic difficulties and i don't think the west has the political will or the attention span to see that out i think the west is losing its attention span shorter and shorter kids focused on
funded them back into the war in afghanistan i mean this this is the real question is not necessarily links to al qaeda old to. q.a.m. al qaeda and in some it's not grab but even to any other group flooding flooding. a civil war essentially or an area prone to civil war with weapons is not necessarily an inviolable promising you have no idea where those weapons wind up or who those people will be eventually the question of what happens to countries like a likely be after the war is over so if...
17
17
tv
eye 17
favorite 0
quote 0
really achieved in afghanistan than in the past ten years as it prepares to leave. well i think we have to look at it almost in reverse the u.s. is losing ground steadily at spending one hundred twenty billion dollars a year that's an increasing amount from the treasury that's already drained based on huge budget deficits here the number of casualties on the afghan and american side is is increasing not decreasing and yet they're no closer to victory in fact they're losing control of the country and the government that they sponsor is is in fact in danger of crime when i would say the u.s. hasn't gained anything i think the u.s. is losing ground it's part of what david petraeus and the obama administration say this is a bad situation possibly a catastrophe for the united states brought back a director of the coalition thank you for being on the line from new york city. to the top tonight in afghanistan general david petraeus was talking about in the evening to take over as director of the cia he's been replaced by general john allen who will oversee the gradual tran
really achieved in afghanistan than in the past ten years as it prepares to leave. well i think we have to look at it almost in reverse the u.s. is losing ground steadily at spending one hundred twenty billion dollars a year that's an increasing amount from the treasury that's already drained based on huge budget deficits here the number of casualties on the afghan and american side is is increasing not decreasing and yet they're no closer to victory in fact they're losing control of the...
148
148
Jul 24, 2011
07/11
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 148
favorite 0
quote 0
then let's move on to afghanistan. there came a time when it -- by the way, if you have not read about the account of what a few hundred special forces and armed cia people did in a few weeks in afghanistan after a sit-in for 11th, it is really worth reading. basically destroyed the camps, just a few hundred of them, including some wonderful cavalry horse charges. it's quite a story. but, in 2003 in the united nations says we need to know start stabilizing afghanistan. native took over the afghanistan campaign. and there we find yet another fault line developing. vendettas of fall line whose so-called caveat. some european allies simply did not wish to make war. it wanted areas where there were no shootings. others didn't want to fight at night. some didn't want to fight unless they have helicopters and so on. there were all these roles. we started to see folks who wanted to send soldiers out into the field consulting checklists to see what soldiers you could send out and what you could not. so this starts to develop.
then let's move on to afghanistan. there came a time when it -- by the way, if you have not read about the account of what a few hundred special forces and armed cia people did in a few weeks in afghanistan after a sit-in for 11th, it is really worth reading. basically destroyed the camps, just a few hundred of them, including some wonderful cavalry horse charges. it's quite a story. but, in 2003 in the united nations says we need to know start stabilizing afghanistan. native took over the...
16
16
tv
eye 16
favorite 0
quote 0
not getting better in scaling worse it is almost certain that whatever settlement eventually comes in afghanistan it will involve the taliban in some capacity and nearly everybody now recognizes this so what is the point of continuing this war the point of continuing this war is because the americans and the british and their allies cannot admit defeat in the second country after what happened in iraq that is why they're there they're there in order to prop up a government that they have no real confidence in they are there in order to save their own faces they are there to protect their interests they're not there to protect the ordinary afghans and we've seen this again this week. i was lazy german from the stop the war coalition. now when it comes to the dating game when russia really is a man's world there are ten million more women there mare the country forcing sound to turn to unconventional methods to find love even if that means a better half as more like several better choirs are to single more even after our imports. and these sundry a father of three and husband of three and other yea
not getting better in scaling worse it is almost certain that whatever settlement eventually comes in afghanistan it will involve the taliban in some capacity and nearly everybody now recognizes this so what is the point of continuing this war the point of continuing this war is because the americans and the british and their allies cannot admit defeat in the second country after what happened in iraq that is why they're there they're there in order to prop up a government that they have no...
33
33
tv
eye 33
favorite 0
quote 0
led coalition has started handing over control of some of afghanistan's territories to local security forces the central bank a young pitcher who has become the first of seven areas where that's to happen ahead of the end of may first combat operations in the country in two thousand and fourteen senior ministers and foreign ambassadors mark the event by visiting the province which remained relatively peaceful throughout the new head to head long occupation of afghanistan. venezuelan president hugo chavez is back in with cuba for more cancer treatment including therapy you know more malignant cells have been found after he had surgery to remove a tumor from his pocket region was transferred some powers to his ministers during his absence but didn't agree to opposition calls for a temporary handover of all presidential authority but his battle with cancer has raised doubts over his fitness to lead the country but officially he still play. to run for reelection next year. egypt's prime minister has begun a major cabinet reshuffle off the public protests demanding political reform again f
led coalition has started handing over control of some of afghanistan's territories to local security forces the central bank a young pitcher who has become the first of seven areas where that's to happen ahead of the end of may first combat operations in the country in two thousand and fourteen senior ministers and foreign ambassadors mark the event by visiting the province which remained relatively peaceful throughout the new head to head long occupation of afghanistan. venezuelan president...